5.2 Locus of Control
A key aspect of the Personality Theory is locus of control (LOC) introduced by Julian Rotter in the 1950s he defines Locus of Control as a person’s awareness about the core causes of their life events and therefore believes that (LOC) is a acceptance about the outcomes of an individual’s actions which are dependent on what they do (internal control orientation) or consequently on measures which are not in their control (external control orientation) however, entrepreneurial success comes from his/her own capabilities with help from support from outside influences such as his family (line 6, 18) and states that in line 41 that his brother Gary has the more entrepreneurial aspect then he, this is referenced to as an “external …show more content…
McManus did not openly admit to wanting to achieve to show his brother Gary that he could be successful (line 41) but it was apparent through body language and other indications that this was the case and this shows that entrepreneurs are driven by these needs as mentioned many times throughout the interview for the need of getting the basics and standards of the business …show more content…
This school of thought outlines an entrepreneur as a leader and as a "social architect" (Bennis & Nanus, 1985) as seen by Mr McManus in (line 537) or as an expert in the protection and promotion of values (line 525 – 535, 542, 563- 571) (Peters & Waterman, 1982) these values emphasise on "respect for the individual," which is evident in (lines 244, 252) Bennis and Nanus (1985) distinguish between exerting managerial control over their employee’s and leading their employee’s as seen in (lines 363 – 403). Entrepreneurialism is deep rooted in a complicated sophisticated social web which can lead to business inhibition or enhancing business ideas. It can also provide ideas, contacts too much needed resources, (line 267) it has been proposed that the more effective leaders are visionaries who develop a commitment to that vision which is seen throughout Mr. McManus’s interview. (Bennis & Nanus,
A key aspect of the Personality Theory is locus of control (LOC) introduced by Julian Rotter in the 1950s he defines Locus of Control as a person’s awareness about the core causes of their life events and therefore believes that (LOC) is a acceptance about the outcomes of an individual’s actions which are dependent on what they do (internal control orientation) or consequently on measures which are not in their control (external control orientation) however, entrepreneurial success comes from his/her own capabilities with help from support from outside influences such as his family (line 6, 18) and states that in line 41 that his brother Gary has the more entrepreneurial aspect then he, this is referenced to as an “external …show more content…
McManus did not openly admit to wanting to achieve to show his brother Gary that he could be successful (line 41) but it was apparent through body language and other indications that this was the case and this shows that entrepreneurs are driven by these needs as mentioned many times throughout the interview for the need of getting the basics and standards of the business …show more content…
This school of thought outlines an entrepreneur as a leader and as a "social architect" (Bennis & Nanus, 1985) as seen by Mr McManus in (line 537) or as an expert in the protection and promotion of values (line 525 – 535, 542, 563- 571) (Peters & Waterman, 1982) these values emphasise on "respect for the individual," which is evident in (lines 244, 252) Bennis and Nanus (1985) distinguish between exerting managerial control over their employee’s and leading their employee’s as seen in (lines 363 – 403). Entrepreneurialism is deep rooted in a complicated sophisticated social web which can lead to business inhibition or enhancing business ideas. It can also provide ideas, contacts too much needed resources, (line 267) it has been proposed that the more effective leaders are visionaries who develop a commitment to that vision which is seen throughout Mr. McManus’s interview. (Bennis & Nanus,